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A photograph taken indoors in front of red and maroon drapes with a blue-and-red painted wall and a yellow door. Center, a bald man with a grey beard in white dhoti and white shawl with a patterned border stands smiling. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with bare upper back wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and stands facing the group. To the right, a man in white kurta and orange shawl stands beside an ornate brass hanging lamp with a cast-metal arch. On the left, several women in saris, one in magenta and one in orange and black, along with a man in white, stand chatting in a group. A floral arrangement and a green-and-red fabric draping sit at the right edge.

Indoor photo of a group standing on a tiled floor before a red curtain and a blue wall with a yellow door. A brass hanging lamp with multiple oil lamps and figurines hangs at right, and a garland is visible on a table at lower right. An orange-robed person with long dark hair, holding a garland-decorated hand toward a visitor, stands at right beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a long grey beard, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl. Women in saris, one in pink and one in orange and black, and a man in a white shirt stand at left, one woman holding a white shopping bag. a person candidate: the long-haired figure in orange robes, with cues limited to clothing and hair, so uncertain.

2006-10-21 +1 copies

A photograph taken indoors in front of deep red drapes, with a brass wall lamp on the left edge. A man with long dark wavy hair and an orange saffron sannyasi robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at left smiling and gesturing as he speaks. Beside him a man in a white kurta stands with hands clasped, a woman in a magenta silk sari with gold border holds a small plastic bag, and a bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold-threaded border stands at right. A woman with short dark hair in an orange and gold sari, carrying a brown bag with a name tag, faces the group from the right foreground. The orange-robed man appears to be a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala cues), and is shown in person.

October 21 2006

A photograph inside a hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful woven pillars with tassels. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre-right and receives a small offering or paper from a woman in a pink patterned sari, while holding a silver tray. A woman in a cream and orange sari with a mala and glasses, and a woman in orange, stand with hands folded in namaste. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand behind and to the right, one wearing gold necklaces. An older woman in a beige and black top with folded hands stands at far left. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair and rudraksha mala, identified by appearance cues including swept-back hair, saffron robe and mala.

A photograph of an indoor stage set against deep red velvet drapes. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a white cushioned sofa at right, with an orange-stained cloth behind. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl leans forward and touches the seated figure's arm, while a man in white kurta with hands pressed together in namaste and a woman in a red and gold sari with a white flower in her hair stand at left. Fruit and offerings in plastic bags sit on a red mat, and a white cloth covers the floor. The seated figure's clothing and long swept-back hair match the Swamiji probable cues, and the role is that of the honoured guru receiving devotees, so the swamiji field is in_person.

2007-02-13 +1 copies

Indoor photo at a Hindu temple-style event with a deep red curtain and gold trim behind the group. On the right, a long-haired young man in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate metal lamp with figures. Next to the orange-robed man, a bald, bearded man in white ritual clothing with a green-bordered shawl smiles upward. Beside him, a bespectacled man in white with an orange shawl stands. On the left, a woman in a magenta silk sari with a red bindi and a woman in a black blouse with a gold-bordered sari face them, and a man in white stands behind them. Five to six people are visible.

December 23 2010

October 10 2010

2010-10-10 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a festive gathering in a plain hall with cream walls, a wooden-framed window and orange cloth hanging from the ceiling. A man with long swept-back hair, a gold ornate necklace, gold armlets and a red-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border smiles broadly and gestures with an open hand toward a woman in a maroon sari with a flower in her hair. Around him, smiling men and women wear rudraksha-style beads, white tripundra marks on their foreheads, and red-orange garments. A man at left wears a red shawl and white shirt, and a bald man at right has white ash markings on his arm. The scene shows a relaxed, warm exchange among devotees.

A group walks across a stage with a deep red curtain behind them, past a low square fire pit built of white bricks with ash at its base and a brass oil lamp on the floor at lower left. At far left a woman with long dark hair wears an orange saree with a red border and stands near a brass lamp stand. Next to her a bald, bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a green and gold border walks beside a man in white with an orange shawl. In the centre a woman wears a red and orange patterned saree and a black blouse, and beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti with glasses walks. At right a smiling woman in a magenta saree with gold zari border, gold bangles and a black handbag stands looking to the side.

February 03 2017

2017-02-03 +1 copies